trap
英 /træp/ 美 /træp/
- n. 捕捉器；陷阱A device or concealed danger designed to catch someone or something
- v. 困住；使无法逃脱To catch or keep someone somewhere they cannot escape
- n. 圈套；困境A situation that deceives people or is difficult to escape
We found a mouse inside the humane trap this morning.
今天早上，我们在活捕鼠笼里发现了一只老鼠。
High housing costs can trap families in poverty by leaving little money for education or training.
高昂的住房成本使家庭几乎无钱支付教育或培训费用，从而令其陷入贫困。
搭配
set a trap 设下陷阱fall into a trap 落入圈套be trapped in 被困在poverty trap 贫困陷阱
辨析提示
动词过去式trapped、现在分词trapping都双写p。
词族
trapped (adj.)、trapper (n.)
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